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The descending auditory pathways are still less known than the ascending, and the central parts of the descending pathways are less familiar than the peripheral parts.
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Faye-Lund, H. (1988). Some Speculations on the Function of the Descending Auditory Pathways. In: Syka, J., Masterton, R.B. (eds) Auditory Pathway. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1300-7_43
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